Developing breeding schemes for pasture based dairy production systems in Kenya: II. Evaluation of alternative objectives and schemes using a two-tier open nucleus and young bull system

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 88, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 179-192

  Kahi, A K ^a   Nitter, G ^b   Gall, C F ^b  

^a EGERTON UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Breeding objectives; Breeding schemes; Dairy cattle; Selection; Tropics

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 2642574374     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livprodsci.2003.07.015     Document Type: Article

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